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422fiJg TRANSMITTAL FORM 

(to be used for all correspondence after initial filing) 


Application No. 


09/746,677 


Filing Date 


December 22, 200^ ^-p rn 


First Named Inventor 


Gregory P. Olsen 


Group Art Unit 


2176 AUG 0 2 


Examiner Name 


Not Assigned T , , ^ 


Total Number of Pages in This Submission 


Attorney Docket Number 


42390P970. Tochnotogy Ce 



002 



ENCLOSURES (check all that apply) 



Efl Fee Transmittal Form 
I I Fee Attached 

I I Amendment /Response 

After Final 
l~l Affidavits/declaration(s) 

I I Extension of Time Request 

I I Express Abandonment Request 

P^l Information Disclosure Statement 

□ Certified Copy of Priority 
Document(s) 

□ Response to Missing Parts/ 
Incomplete Application 



□ Response to Missing 
Parts under 37 CFR 
1.52 or 1.53 



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Assignment Papers 
(for an Application) 

Drawing(s) 

Licensing-related Papers 
Petition 



Petition to Convert a 
Provisional Application 

Power of Attorney, Revocation 
Change of Correspondence Address 



Terminal Disclaimer 
Request for Refund 
CD, Number of CD(s) 



Remarks 



□ After Allowance Communication 
to Group 

□ Appeal Communication to Board 
of Appeals and Interferences 

| | Appeal Communication to Group 
(Appeal Notice, Brief, Reply Brief) 

I I Proprietary Information 

| | Status Letter 

Other Enclosure(s) 
(please identify below): 



PTO/SB/08 

2 Cited References 

Return Receipt Postcard 



SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT, ATTORNEY, OR AGENT 



Firm 
or 

Individual name 



Signature 



Date 



Paul A. Mendonsa, Reg. No. 42,879 
BlXkELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP 



July 25, 2002 



CERTIFICATE OF MAILING/TRANSMISSION 



I hereby certify that this correspondence is being deposited with the United States Postal Service as First Class mail with sufficient 
postage in an envelope addressed to: Assistant Commissioner for Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231 on: 

July 25, 2002 



Typed or printed name 



Signature 



Deborah L. Higham 



Date 



July 25, 2002 



Burden Hour Statement: This form is estimated to take 0.2 hours to complete. Time will vary depending upon the needs of the individual case. Any comments on the amount of 
time you are required to complete this form should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, Patent and Trademark Office, Washington DC 20231 DO NOT SEND FEES OR 
COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: Assistant Commissioner for Patents. Washington. DC 20231 . 



COPY OF PAPERS 
ORIGINALLY FILED 



PTO/SB/17 (11-01) 
Approved for use through 1Q/3 1/2002. OMB 0651-0032 
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FEE TRANSMITTAL p £\ 
for FY 2002 

Patent fees are subject to annual revisfn. JJJ^ 3 « 0**^ <q 


Complete if Known \ 


Application Number 


09/746,677 


Filing Date 


December 22, 2000 


First Named Inventor 


Gregory P. Olsen 


l~1 Applicant claims small entity status. See\3J A CFR 1.27. JrfJ 


Examiner Name 


Not Assigned 


L TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT ($^& m„g^B 


Group/Art Unit 
Attorney Docket No. 


2176 

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METHOD OF PAYMENT (check one) 



FEE CALCULATION (continued) 



□ Check D Credit card 
Q Deposit Account 



[""I Money 
1-1 Order 



J Other 



None 



3. ADDITIONAL FEES 



Large Entity 



Deposit 
Account 
Number 

Deposit 
Account 
Name 



02-2666 



Blakely, SokolofT, Taylor & Zafrran LLP 



The Commissioner Is authorized to: ( check all that apply) 

□ Charge fee(s) indicated below Q Credit any overpayments 

n Chfijpe any additional fee(s) required under 37 CFR §§ 1 . 1 6, 1 . 1 7, 1 . 1 8 and 1 .20. 

Q Charge fee(s) indicated below, except for the filing fee 
to the above-identified deposit account 



FEE CALCULATION 



1. BASIC FILING FEE 



Large Entty 


Smal Entty 


Fee Fee 


Fee 


Fee 


Fee Dascrtofjon 


Code ($) 


Code 


(S) 




101 740 


201 


370 


Utility filing fee 


106 330 


206 


165 


Design filing fee 


107 510 


207 


255 


Plant filing fee 


108 740 


208 


370 


Reissue filing fee 


114 160 


214 


80 


Provisional filing fee 



Fee Raid 



SUBTOTAL (1) 



($) 



2. EXTRA CLAIM FEES 



Exftii 
Cfakns 



Fee from 



Total Claims 

Independent 
Claims 

Multiple Dependent 



24 



Fee Paid 



24* s 



18.00 



84.00 



$0.00 



$0.00 



Large Entty 


Smal Entty 


Fee 


Fee 


Fee Fee 


Code 


A 


Code {$) 


103 


18 


203 9 


102 


84 


202 42 


104 


280 


204 140 


109 


84 


209 42 


110 


18 


210 9 



Independent claims in excess of 3 

Multiple Dependent claim, if not paid 

"Reissue independent claims over original 
patent 

"Reissue claims in excess of 20 and over 
original patent 



Small Entity 



Fee 
Code 


Fee 


Fee 
Code 


Fee 
(Si 


Fee Description 




105 
127 


130 
50 


205 
227 


65 

CO 


Surcharge - late filing fee or oath 

Surcharge - late provisional filing fee or 
cover sheet. 




139 
147 


130 
2.520 


139 
147 


130 
2.520 


Non-English specification 

For filing a request for ex parte reexamination 


Tec, 


112 


920* 


112 


920 


* Requesting publication of SIR prior to 
Examiner action 


o 


113 


1.840 * 


113 


1 840 


Requesting publication of SIR after 
Examiner action 


o 

CO 


115 


110 


215 


55 


Extension for reply within first month 


O 


116 
117 


400 
920 


216 
217 


200 
460 


PiftPHQinn far rar\h/ u/ithin corvwiH m/v\th 

(—Aid lOlUV I \\J% ItZpiy VYIUIJM ot*\«UTlU iMUflUl 

Extension for reply within third month 


enter 


118 
128 
119 


1,440 
1.960 
320 


218 
228 
219 


720 
960 
160 


Extension for reply within fourth month 
Extension for reply within fifth month 
Notice of Appeal 


ro 


120 


320 


220 


160 


Filing a brief in support of an appeal 




121 


280 


221 


140 


Request for oral hearing 




138 


1.510 


138 


1,510 


Petition to institute a public use proceeding 




140 


110 


240 


55 


Petition to revive - unavoidable 




141 


1.280 


241 


640 


Petition to revive - unintentional 




142 


1.280 


242 


640 


Utility issue fee (or reissue) 




143 


460 


243 


230 


Design issue fee 




144 


620 


244 


310 


Plant issue fee 




122 


130 


122 


130 


Petitions to the Commissioner 




123 


50 


123 


50 


Prosessing fee under 37 CFR 1 . 1 7(q) 




126 


180 


126 


180 


Submission of Information Disclosure Stmt 




581 


40 


581 


40 


Recording each patent assignment per 
property (times number of properties) 




146 


740 


248 


370 


Filing a submission after final rejection 
(37 CFR § 1.129(a)) 




149 


740 


249 


370 


For each additional invention to be 
examined (37 CFR § 1. 129(b)) 




179 


740 


279 


370 


Request for Continued Examination (RCE) 




169 


900 


169 


900 


Request for expedited examination 
of a design application 





Fee Paid 



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SUBTOTAL (2) 



(S) 



"or number previously paid, if greater, For Reissues, see below 



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Other fee (specify) 

' Reduced by Basic Fing Fee Pad 



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SUBTOTAL (3) 



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Name (Print/Type) 


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Paul A.^I^ndonsa 


Registration No. 

(Attorney/Agent) 


42,879 


Comp 

Telephone 


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(503) 684-6200 


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Date 


07/25/02 j 



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Docket No.: 42390P9701 



THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 



In Re the Application of: 

Gregory P. Olsen 
Application No.: 09/746,677 
Filed: December 22, 2000 

For: MANAGING NETWORK TRAFFIC 
USING HASHING FUNCTIONS 



Art Group: 2176 



Examiner: Not Assigned 

RECEIVED 

HUG 0 * 2002 

Technology Center 2100 



INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT UNDER 37 C.F.R. §1,97 

Assistant Commissioner for Patents 
Washington, D.C. 20231 

Sir: 



In accordance with the duty of disclosure, enclosed is a copy of Information Disclosure 
Statement by Applicant (form PTO/SB/08), which is being submitted before the mailing of a first 
Office Action. It is respectfully requested that the cited references be considered and that the 
enclosed copy of PTO/SB/08 be initialed by the Examiner to indicate such consideration and a 
copy thereof returned to applicant(s). Copies of the references cited on PTO/SB/08 are enclosed 
herewith. 



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42390P9701 



The submission of this Information Disclosure Statement is not to be construed as a 
representation that a search has been made in the subject application and is not to be construed as 
an admission that the information cited in this statement is material to patentability. 

Please charge any fees due to Deposit Account 02-2666. A duplicate copy of the Fee 
Transmittal (PTO/SB/17) is enclosed for this purpose. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP 



Date: July 25, 2002 




Paul A. Mendonsa, Reg. No. 42,879 



12400 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor 
Los Angeles, California 90025 
(503)684-6200 



I hereby certify that this correspondence is being deposited with the United States 
Postal Service as First Class mail with sufficient postage in an envelope addressed to: 
Assistant Commissioner for Patents, Washington, D.C 2023 1 on: 



July 25, 2002 



07-25-02 



Deborah L. Higham 



Date 



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42390P9701